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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1937
Page
1
Registrations at the Southern Furniture and Rug market continued heavily on day two despite rain. By 11 30 am registrations neared 200 as dealers arrived by train, auto, and bus, with buying on top floors reported excellent and little time spent on browsing.
Emmett Gaddis a former deputy sheriff of Ducktown Tenn and two co defendants Renee Brooks and Lloyd Par were called for trial on an indictment accusing them of murdering D W Me Fadden a 48 year old road contractor from Heville N C The killing on a highway near May 17 sparked a wave of tensions Gaddis earlier fired at a federal bridge project during a reported WPA riot near Copper Wl He later claimed McFadden shot at him and filed a warrant but McFadden denied the charge and testified he was in Chattanooga at the time The Polk County grand jury indicted Gaddis and others and the case is pending in Tennessee court proceedings.
Raleigh January 19 legislators moved to provide six hundred thousand dollars immediately for new school buses to replace unsafe vehicles. The house appropriations committee began hearings while the joint finance and spending panels continued work on taxes and education funding amid weather and large turnout from tobacco growers.
North Carolina lawmakers weigh extending the revenue bill to municipally owned electric plants and distribution systems. Representative James Vogler urged equal taxation with private utilities, prompting a special sub committee and ongoing reviews by House and Senate committees. The state lists 70 municipal systems in 1935 and 64 in 1936, with Rocky Mount already lowering rates to private company levels.
Washington crowds gathered for the inauguration as rain drenched the city with more precipitation forecast. Covered stands accommodate 21 000 spectators while Roosevelt works on his address and White House officials deny plans for a congressman conference on court powers. Senator Minton cites a near conference. The senate panel debates limits on labor union political contributions after large giving in the last election. Speaker Bankhead forms a five member Democratic committee to study government reorganization.
Howard Hughes set a new transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to Newark in 7 hours 29 minutes 27 seconds in a high speed monoplane. He averaged about 382 mph, climbed to 14 000 feet, and used 200 of 280 gallons fuel.
Will Brown, a Negro, was killed and Deputy Sheriff Hollis Hilton wounded in a gun battle when officers came to Cedar Creek township to serve a theft charge warrant. Brown barricaded the home and fired through the door. tear gas failed to compel surrender before the fatal exchange.
In the threeway struggle labeled the little world war, Franco's fascists and the Valencia government clash with the socialist government backing, both sides rejecting international neutrality proposals. Foreign volunteers draw criticism as Britain faces a new session. Franco avoids control debates while commentators stress a halt by Germany and Italy. France and Britain are urged to choose sides in a four power bid against communism.
A group of High Point manufacturers held their second luncheon meeting where an accountant explained the Social Security act and employer obligations. Dc. F. Tomlinson chaired the informal group with R. T. Amos as vice chair. no permanent name or records are planned.
The Carolina Retail Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association opens its annual convention in Charlotte on Thursday with events and meetings planned.
The Ohio River reached flood stage along its 980 mile course as floods spread through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. Thousands evacuated, six deaths reported, and WPA workers and Red Cross mobilized with sandbags and emergency relief coordination.
Relief expeditions with supplies worked to reach miners trapped by winter snows in California and Nevada. Deputies aimed for Rattlesnake canyon above San Bernardino where 18 miners were reported snowed in as a tractor wagon prepared from Las Vegas to aid camps 90 miles away. A body was sought near Groom Lake while other party members were rescued from New York mountains and a cabin rescue near Big Bear valley.
Spartanburg S C January 19 Sheriff's officers said today they arrested Raymond Hall 25 year old Valley Falls textile worker and charged him with the death of Euline Pace Negro who was struck and killed by an automobile near Duncan last October.
Reuben Shaver, 52, was shot to death at his Richfield home and his son Banks Shaver, 21, surrendered to sheriff officers after entering a store and admitting he shot his father. The younger man reportedly told bystanders he "had to do it" and waited for authorities. The sheriff noted the victim died from head and abdomen wounds and the motive remains undetermined.
A vast wave of strikes paralyzes GM plants and Pacific coast seaports as 155000 to 210000 workers stay idle. GM employes and maritime workers face stalled talks while police clash with pickets. Gov. Murphy travels to seek federal help as negotiations bog down. Briggs Manufacturing Detroit plant halts work. wage and longshoreman demands complicate the stoppage amid uncertainty over federal intervention.
Portland detectives question a man matching the Mattson kidnapper description identified as George Wilson 38 after patrol officers spotted a resemblance to published drawings. In Tacoma witnesses prepare to confront ex convict Leigh Haskell Fowler 36 now forced to grow a beard as FBI agents finish questioning him.
On the 130th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's birth, states paid tribute while an interracial commission cited Graves’ biography to show Lee personally thwarted mob violence in 1866 and a later Lexington incident. Tyler recalled Lee halting a lynch mob, saving a Negro’s life as a crowd marched him to the courthouse. Observances were widespread.
N Y Taft family story shows Teddy the 12 year old Springer Spaniel prompting a $2.25 license purchase. The next day Teddy guides Lorraine Taft to the back door in Collins New York.
Advices to the U S embassy report 76 foreigners including Americans evacuated to Tung kwan in Eastern Shensi as Chinese provincial leaders threaten war with Japan. The evacuation aimed to prevent international entanglements as rebel forces near the central expeditionary force.
Representative McCormack urged Secretary Hull to order a State Department inquiry into whether a New York consul aided American aviators in the Spanish Civil War. He demanded the department revoke recognition of any official credentials and demand their return if international law violations by the consulate are found.
Noon today low yesterday high yesterday rainfall since 6 p m inches minor rain tonight with colder temps east and central portions. Winds from Hatters to Jackson moderate north and south coastal areas. Partly overcast tonight with occasional showers in extreme north. North Carolina remains cloudy.
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